Sat, 28 Oct 2017, 18:18 PM Top Fuel Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Top Fuel at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Mike Salinas No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.480/74.15, Was #15
Right Lane: Richie Crampton Runs 3.859/252.61, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.863/77.09, Was #16

Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 4,844 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Salinas was leaking oil on the burnout and is shut off.

Crampton launched hard and was on a great pass until he clicked it off early on what was a planned early shutoff pass. Richie Crampton's incremental times: 60ft-0.842 sec., 330ft-2.133, 660ft-3.006/289.07 mph.

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Left Lane: Leah Pritchett Runs 3.785/323.04, Now #4; Best prior run: 3.754/324.20, Was #4
Right Lane: Scott Palmer No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 4.065/226.81, Was #14

Pritchett launched hard and was straight down the groove with a great pass. Leah Pritchett's incremental times: 60ft-0.851 sec., 330ft-2.159, 660ft-3.043/287.78 mph.

Palmer shut the car after the burnout...the report from the starting line was he thought he heard a strange noise in the rear-end.

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Left Lane: Doug Kalitta Runs 6.629/139.49, Now #8; Best prior run: 3.764/324.83, Was #8
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 3.810/314.39, Now #7; Best prior run: 3.760/325.61, Was #7

Kalitta was up in smoke right at the hit and clicked it off.

Brown with a nice clean pass, but will not improve. Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.855 sec., 330ft-2.157, 660ft-3.045/281.71 mph.

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Left Lane: Terry McMillen Runs 3.821/305.08, Now #9; Best prior run: 3.789/307.65, Was #9
Right Lane: Brittany Force Runs 3.762/321.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 3.758/327.51, Was #5

McMillen with another good, clean pass, but will not improve. Terry McMillen's incremental times: 60ft-0.862 sec., 330ft-2.164, 660ft-3.060/282.54 mph.

Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session, but will not improve. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.850 sec., 330ft-2.139, 660ft-3.020/287.66 mph.

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Left Lane: Clay Millican Runs 3.893/284.03, Now #12; Best prior run: 4.666/156.41, Was #15
Right Lane: T.J. Zizzo Runs 10.123/77.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 3.758/327.35, Was #6

Millican dropped a cylinder around 200 feet and then the engine went silent right before the finish line. He still makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up the ladder three spot. Clay Millican's incremental times: 60ft-0.848 sec., 330ft-2.161, 660ft-3.091/271.13 mph.

Zizzo is up in smoke right at the hit.

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Left Lane: Troy Buff No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 3.978/260.01, Was #14
Right Lane: Shawn Langdon Runs 3.799/316.67, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.742/319.98, Was #3

Buff lost traction right at the hit and came to a stop before the finish line.

Langdon with a real nice pass, but then used up an engine on the top end. The word is there is oil in Langdon's lane...he will not improve. Langdon with the third quickest pass this session. Shawn Langdon's incremental times: 60ft-0.852 sec., 330ft-2.166, 660ft-3.046/287.84 mph.

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Left Lane: Steve Torrence Runs 4.974/139.60, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.694/330.15, Was #2
Right Lane: Tony Schumacher Runs 3.743/325.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.673/332.67, Was #1

Torrence started to smoke the tires around half track and clicked it off.

Schumacher launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the session. Tony Schumacher's incremental times: 60ft-0.854 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.011/292.20 mph.

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